tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post9142968745647257212..comments2024-02-06T13:25:09.166-05:00Comments on Aroma!: Urad dal masala vada with spicy dal dip....my savory yellow legume winter treat!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post-58373392659110086252009-01-18T05:49:00.000-05:002009-01-18T05:49:00.000-05:00The vadas look perfectly browned and crisp and nic...The vadas look perfectly browned and crisp and nice. I love these best when they are soaked in curd.Jayashreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16728565295970195658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post-29381484238438582702009-01-15T08:20:00.000-05:002009-01-15T08:20:00.000-05:00Thanks Maya. Oh yes! I love chutney with vade more...Thanks Maya. Oh yes! I love chutney with vade more than dip or sambhar any day. I make very spicy chutney for plain vades.YUM! :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks Vijaya, I am sure you can make better vadas than me girl! :))<BR/><BR/>OOOOHHHH!! Purni, your mom is the greatest! What a clever idea! It's true, blades get heated and gets harder to make the batter thick. Thank you so so much sis, I really am thrilled.FHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post-16692332649564381332009-01-15T01:17:00.000-05:002009-01-15T01:17:00.000-05:00Asha, made these two days back, Oh these were just...Asha, made these two days back, Oh these were just too crisp on out n tasty inside, added 1/4t ginger as well..Hey the idea of adding soda was new..<BR/>One tip for mixie, which I follow when Urad dal is concerned..its from my mom to safegaurd the blades n motor of the mixie..Soaking process of urad dal to b done refrigerated. So the cold dal doesn't heat the motor n blade too ..u truly get good Purnimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11981262941046509822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post-90517495537673914612009-01-14T21:43:00.000-05:002009-01-14T21:43:00.000-05:00Wow Asha! Vada and spicy dal dip look mouth wateri...Wow Asha! Vada and spicy dal dip look mouth watering...Daily Mealshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874628378198541918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post-89346663427312821482009-01-14T19:48:00.000-05:002009-01-14T19:48:00.000-05:00Wow, those vades are looking too good. Uddina vade...Wow, those vades are looking too good. Uddina vade with some coconut chutney is just heaven. But now, your dip looks too tempting..Ok, am getting really hungry now..Happy Sankranthi Asha :)..KonkaniBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548964544467506434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post-62399679152916499322009-01-14T15:34:00.000-05:002009-01-14T15:34:00.000-05:00Hahaha! Alka, don't we all wish that? If we were i...Hahaha! Alka, don't we all wish that? If we were in India, that could easily happen girl, but not here! :D<BR/>I will get one dish for your event on Friday, made one for a friend!FHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post-69596450998473079672009-01-14T15:31:00.000-05:002009-01-14T15:31:00.000-05:00Jaya, try and try again girl, can't help but keep ...Jaya, try and try again girl, can't help but keep doing it until we get that thick batter! :D<BR/><BR/>Haha!! N, feast everyday sounds great to me too. I make these just 2 or 3 times a year, only because most of the time I don't get thick batter and I don't get holes every time.My husband LOVES these. Happy Sankranthi to you! :)FHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post-19378239040705677112009-01-14T13:16:00.000-05:002009-01-14T13:16:00.000-05:00Wish you would had invited me to ur place,there is...Wish you would had invited me to ur place,there is nothing more soothing in winter than biting these crispies that too if i can have them snuggled in my blanket without being bothered to cook these ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post-61772766306519234962009-01-14T13:09:00.000-05:002009-01-14T13:09:00.000-05:00Its perfect for this weather Asha, I so wish I liv...Its perfect for this weather Asha, I so wish I lived close to you....it would have been a feast everyday! :)Namrathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12323581284658457694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post-84229245955391678892009-01-14T12:02:00.000-05:002009-01-14T12:02:00.000-05:00Thanks Raaga. This cold weather here makes you do ...Thanks Raaga. This cold weather here makes you do lot of crazy masala things! :D<BR/><BR/>Ramya, you can see my new kitchen at the link I put up there in this post. Ella renovation kelasa mugidamale, vacationgenu hogi vapas bandaytu!:D<BR/><BR/>Sri, every south Indian knows this vada, nothing special! :))FHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post-14605598025310428722009-01-14T11:52:00.000-05:002009-01-14T11:52:00.000-05:00Asha,wow! perfect donut shape vadas , I know its d...Asha,<BR/>wow! perfect donut shape vadas , I know its difficult to make that shape , I have tried but never succeded...LOL..<BR/>great one for these events..<BR/>hugs and smilesJaya Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15474786799687276472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post-19790991432903893542009-01-14T11:24:00.000-05:002009-01-14T11:24:00.000-05:00my my that looks really so yummy!..my my that looks really so yummy!..Srivallihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286828376869181360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post-80472343256521021932009-01-14T11:02:00.000-05:002009-01-14T11:02:00.000-05:00Ashakka!!! you re back!!!! good to see you back :)...Ashakka!!! you re back!!!! good to see you back :) Vade thindu eshtu dina aythu..... looks lovely! Mane renovation ella chennagi aytha? Happy Sankranti!!! :)Ramya's Mane Adigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473159483411636711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post-72885987701340909082009-01-14T10:52:00.001-05:002009-01-14T10:52:00.001-05:00happy sankranti... I haven't made masala vadas... ...happy sankranti... I haven't made masala vadas... I should try soon :)Raagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14736416344880614248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post-35720330281342868922009-01-14T10:52:00.000-05:002009-01-14T10:52:00.000-05:00Hi Mansi. Yes, I am trying to catch up with old an...Hi Mansi. Yes, I am trying to catch up with old and new bloggers these days, takes a lot of time! :)<BR/>Glad everything is smoother now in your end. New year and new attitude, enjoy blogging.<BR/><BR/>Uj, Sumeet is lot better than other mixies but still hard to get thick batter. I open the lid and keep pushing the dal down often, exhausting but got to make these atleast once or twice a year at FHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post-23077607951398781762009-01-14T08:53:00.000-05:002009-01-14T08:53:00.000-05:00Now, now, these vadas make me homesick!! I usually...Now, now, these vadas make me homesick!! I usually whisk the batter too to make them fluffier, though I've no idea how to get the holes in the vadas!Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03338468510575659800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post-51302846982222877212009-01-13T22:47:00.000-05:002009-01-13T22:47:00.000-05:00Wow looks yummy and perfect... wish I could make t...Wow looks yummy and perfect... wish I could make them but my mixie is slightly weak at heart.. It cannot grind without water and also not into smooth paste..but will try as hubby is very fond of this. Loved the addition of Onions.. Happy Sankranthi..Ujhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823045986633431033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post-82847396798616537802009-01-13T17:27:00.000-05:002009-01-13T17:27:00.000-05:00Hi Asha, glad to have you back girl!the vadas look...Hi Asha, glad to have you back girl!<BR/><BR/>the vadas look lovely! hope you had a wonderful vacation!:) and thanks for checking in on me from time to time...things are much better now:)Mansihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01109414198476017680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post-43781675625280125212009-01-13T09:57:00.000-05:002009-01-13T09:57:00.000-05:00Ranji, have seen the size of these Vadas in Woodla...Ranji, have seen the size of these Vadas in Woodlands? It's like whole day's worth of meal and calories too!:D<BR/>Thick fluffy batter is the key, hard to achieve in mixers unfortunately,sometimes I get lucky!:)<BR/><BR/>Meeta, Germany was our next destination after touring 6 other European countries while we were living in UK but had to leave and move to USA before it happened. Now, we are FHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post-18570092662853828782009-01-13T08:54:00.000-05:002009-01-13T08:54:00.000-05:00Oh this really does look like a comfy meal. So whe...Oh this really does look like a comfy meal. So when you coming over to make this for me here?Meeta K. Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05431777565420421364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post-23155331343208723342009-01-13T08:52:00.000-05:002009-01-13T08:52:00.000-05:00Purni, that's true! I almost gagged when I saw tha...Purni, that's true! I almost gagged when I saw that AB's scene and so did many sitting by me, they were shocked too. It's a bit embarrassing to sitting next to others there thinking it's my country and they are our kids!! But that's reality I guess and we all just accept it and ignore the situation, so sad girl!!:(<BR/><BR/>When I was watching the GG award, I was hoping that will expose to the FHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post-83041873942040444872009-01-13T08:45:00.000-05:002009-01-13T08:45:00.000-05:00Absolutely delicious...i love vada and sambhar...e...Absolutely delicious...i love vada and sambhar...especially if the vada is spicy :)...I have made vada many times but never made it with the hole in the center...i could never get it right...the legume dip looks delicious as well,a great replacement for sambhar.ranjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07650872956512158593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post-84629345202770710022009-01-13T08:43:00.000-05:002009-01-13T08:43:00.000-05:00Thanks Vibaas, got a surprise for you in my next p...Thanks Vibaas, got a surprise for you in my next post here on Friday! :D<BR/><BR/>Raks, I want more now, but I think I will resist! :D<BR/><BR/><BR/>Hi Jaishree, nice to meet you too. I went on a long break and there were so many new blogger I need to know now! :))<BR/><BR/>This Aroma blog is just for event entries, Foodie's Hope is my regular blog, I post once a week there and twice here. Enjoy FHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post-76426474092444603552009-01-13T08:39:00.000-05:002009-01-13T08:39:00.000-05:00Nags, it is tricky to get thick batter girl, speci...Nags, it is tricky to get thick batter girl, specially when we have blenders. Try and try again! :))<BR/><BR/>Thanks P, great to munch on in Winter evenings! :)<BR/><BR/>Susan, I am a jester indeed!! ;D<BR/>Soft and crunchy vadas are wonderful, have you tried this before? A bit fatty, that's why I make it just 2-3 times a year!<BR/>Happy new year to you too!:))FHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189854708976887865.post-73645047174914294852009-01-13T08:31:00.000-05:002009-01-13T08:31:00.000-05:00Yes, my evening, ur post popped in my reader..was ...Yes, my evening, ur post popped in my reader..was glad to b first one first time here! Now am abt to make wadas ur way!Hey n the Globe winner, Slumdog M, I was too weak hearted for it, Firstly the Amitabh autograph scene put me off..then cdnt stand the kid being taken to pour hot oil in eyes..cant even mention it, Asha..hw did u sit thru??Purnimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11981262941046509822noreply@blogger.com